EP1933243B1 - Apparatus, method and computer-readable medium for providing a user interface for file transmission - Google Patents

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EP1933243B1
EP1933243B1 EP07123043.7A EP07123043A EP1933243B1 EP 1933243 B1 EP1933243 B1 EP 1933243B1 EP 07123043 A EP07123043 A EP 07123043A EP 1933243 B1 EP1933243 B1 EP 1933243B1
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Hyun-jeong c/o Samsung Advanced Insitute of Technology Lee
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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus, method, and medium for providing a user interface for file transmission, and more particularly, to an apparatus, method, and medium for providing a user interface for file transmission, the apparatus, method, and medium capable of dividing a screen of a mobile device, which stores files of predetermined sizes, can communicate data with other devices, and uses a touch screen, into a selection region and an execution region, selecting a file to transmit and a transmission target in the selection region, moving the selected file and transmission target to the execution region, and transmitting the selected file to the selected transmission target, thereby preventing a malfunction due to a mistake made while touch and drag motions are performed and transmitting one or more files to one or more transmission targets.
  • a transmission target may be selected after a file to be transmitted is selected, or a file to be transmitted may be selected after a transmission target is selected. Then, the selected file may be transmitted to the selected transmission target.
  • a previous screen i.e., a File Select screen
  • the user may wish to add another transmission target to previously selected transmission targets or remove any one of the previously selected transmission targets. In this case, the user has to go through the inconvenient process of reselecting a transmission target on a previous screen and then reselecting a file to transmit as described above.
  • Korean Patent Publication No. 2002-0038177 suggests "System Control Method Using Touch Screen.”
  • This conventional art suggests a method of replacing a large number of user input keys with touch and drag motions in order to overcome the limitations of mobile devices which have to input and execute various functions on small screens.
  • the conventional art fails to solve the problems mentioned above. Additionally or alternatively, reference is made here to US-2005/253037 , which discloses that a user may drag a file to any of a number of communication possibilities of a transmission target or the transmission target itself for transmission of the selected file to the (specifically selected communication possibility of the) transmission target.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus and method for providing a user interface for file transmission in accordance with the appended respective independent apparatus and method claims, the apparatus and method being capable of preventing a malfunction due to a mistake made while touch and drag motions are performed by providing intuitive screen configuration to a user and capable of easily and conveniently transmitting one or more files to one or more transmission targets.
  • At least one computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions to implement methods of the present invention.
  • These computer program instructions can be provided to one or more processors of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, implement the functions specified in the flowchart block or blocks.
  • These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer usable or computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer usable or computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture that implements the function specified in the flowchart block or blocks.
  • the computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions that execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart block or blocks.
  • Each block of the flowchart illustrations may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s).
  • the functions noted in the blocks may occur out of the order.
  • two blocks shown in succession may in fact be executed substantially concurrently or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved.
  • the apparatus, method, and medium for providing a user interface may be applied to small mobile devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable media players (PMPs), MP3 players and mobile phones. Therefore, these small mobile devices may be manipulated with touch, drag and scroll motions using a user's finger or an object, such as a stylus pen. Also, the apparatus, method, and medium may be applied to personal computers (PCs). Therefore, the PCs may be manipulated with click, drag and scroll motions using an input device, such as a mouse.
  • PDAs personal digital assistants
  • PMPs portable media players
  • MP3 players MP3 players
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus 100 for providing a user interface for file transmission according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the apparatus 100 includes a motion perception module 101, a motion execution module 102, a display module 103, a communication module 104, a file management module 105, and a control module 106.
  • the motion perception module 101 perceives a motion input to the user interface and identifies a position of the perceived motion.
  • the motion execution module 102 executes a motion corresponding to the perceived motion and the identified position of the perceived motion and modifies components of the user interface according to the executed motion.
  • the display module 103 displays the components of the user interface and the modified components of the user interface.
  • the communication module 104 transmits a file to a transmission target based on the perceived motion and the identified position of the perceived motion.
  • the file management module 105 manages stored files and file groups.
  • the control module 106 controls each module.
  • the motion perception module (motion recognition module) 101 of the apparatus 100 perceives (recognizes) a touch motion input to the user interface and identifies a position of the touch motion.
  • the 'touch motion' denotes a motion of touching a touch screen using a user's finger or an object such as a stylus pen. That is, the 'touch motion' denotes motions, such as touching, dragging and scrolling, and is not limited to simple touching.
  • the 'position of the touch motion' denotes a position at which a user's finger or an object, such as a stylus pen, touches the touch screen in order to select a file to transmit and a transmission target and transmit the selected file to the selected transmission target.
  • the motion perception module 101 may include any one of a single-point touch sensing screen and a multi-point touch sensing screen. In the present exemplary embodiment, a case where the motion perception module 101 includes a multi-point touch sensing screen and thus perceives (recognizes) one or more touch positions will be described.
  • the apparatus 100 may be applied to a PC.
  • the motion perception module 101 may perceive (recognize) a motion, such as a click, scroll or drag motion, input to an input device, such as a mouse, and identify a position of the perceived (recognized) motion.
  • the motion execution module 102 executes a motion corresponding to the touch motion described above and the position of the touch motion and modifies the components of the user interface according to the executed motion.
  • a folder may include one or more files, and when the folder is touched, it may be opened, and the files included in the folder may be displayed in the form of a list.
  • the motion execution module 102 opens the folder, which is a motion corresponding to the touch of the object on the folder, and modifies the files included in the folder into a list.
  • the 'components of the user interface' include a file list region, a transmission target region and an execution region, and denote one or more objects which can be displayed on the user interface, such as files and a file list, transmission targets and a transmission target list, and buttons or icons.
  • a file list sequentially lists objects, such as music, moving-image and text files, and files may respectively be included in a plurality of corresponding file groups and sequentially listed accordingly.
  • a transmission target list sequentially lists objects, such as telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, and transmission targets may also be respectively included in a plurality of corresponding groups and sequentially listed accordingly.
  • the 'objects displayed on the user interface' are not limited to the files and file lists, the transmission targets and transmission target lists, and the buttons or icons. It is obvious that any object, which can execute a corresponding function or can be moved in response to a touch motion of a user, can be included in the components of the user interface according to the present exemplary embodiment, i.e., the objects displayed on the user interface.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates components of a user interface for file transmission according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the components of the user interface include a file list region 210, a transmission target region 220, and an execution region 230.
  • a file that is to be transmitted is selected, and the selected file is moved to the execution region 230.
  • a transmission target, to which the selected file is to be transmitted is selected and the selected transmission target is moved to the execution region 230.
  • the selected file is transmitted to the selected transmission target.
  • a list of files stored in a predetermined repository are displayed in the file list region 210.
  • a user touches and thus selects a file to transmit in the file list region 210 and moves the selected file to the execution region 230.
  • the predetermined repository stores one or more music, text and image files and that the music, text and image files are respectively included in a music file group 211, a text file group 212, and an image file group 213 by file management module 105 managing stored files and file groups.
  • the music file group 211, the text file group 212, and the image file group 213 are displayed in the file list region 210 in the form of folders and that a user intends to transmit a music file to a transmission target.
  • FIGS. 3A through 3C illustrate touch motions in the file list region 210 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a user performs manipulations within a file group region in order to view the music files in the music file group 211. As illustrated in FIG. 3A , the user drags the music file group 211 displayed in the file list region 210 to the right, thereby selecting the music file group 211.
  • a direction in which the user drags the music file group 211 to view the music files included in the music file group 211 is not limited to the present exemplary embodiment. However, a function of each motion may have a consistent direction.
  • the motion perception module 101 perceives a drag motion input by the user to the user interface, identifies a position of the input drag motion, and transmits information regarding an object, which corresponds to the identified position, to the motion execution module 102.
  • the object corresponding to the identified position is the music file group 211, and the information regarding the object denotes information such as the number of music files included in the music file group 211 and the size of each music file.
  • the motion execution module 102 may pop up a plurality of music files 211a, which are included in the music file group 211, on the file list region 210 as illustrated in FIG. 3B or display the music files 211a in the form of a list in the file list region 210 of the display module 103 as illustrated in FIG. 3C .
  • popping up a plurality of files, which are included in a file group, on the file list region 210 in the form of a list or displaying the files in the file list region 210 in the form of a list will be expressed as 'opening a file group.
  • removing a plurality of files included in an 'open file group' from the file list region 210 will be expressed as 'closing a file group.
  • the motion execution module 102 displays, for example, a screen component 211b in the file list region 210 of the display module 103. Therefore, if the user touches the screen component 211b, the user can view music files which could not be displayed.
  • the motion execution module 102 adjusts the file list region 210 to become larger than other regions so that the user can intuitively perceive that a job is currently being executed in the file list region 210.
  • the user desires to transmit only one of the music files 211a displayed in the file list region 210 in the form of a list, the user touches and thus selects a desired file.
  • FIGS. 4A through 4C illustrate a method of selecting one or more files with touch and scroll motions according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • an apparatus to which a multi-point touch sensing screen is applied is required. As described above with reference to FIG. 1 , it is assumed that a multi-point touch sensing screen is applied to the apparatus 100 in order to select one or more files.
  • FIG. 4A illustrates a method of selecting one or more consecutive files with touch and scroll motions according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a plurality of music files 211a included in a music file group 211 are popped up on the file list region 210 in the form of a list and that a user selects four consecutive music files, e.g., first through fourth music files 211c through 211f.
  • the user touches an uppermost or lowermost one (e.g., the first music file 211c) of the consecutive files with the right hand while touching a corresponding file group, i.e., the music file group 211, with the left hand. Then, the user scrolls from the first music file 211c to a lowermost or uppermost one of the consecutive files, thereby selecting the consecutive files.
  • an uppermost or lowermost one e.g., the first music file 211c
  • FIGS. 4B and 4C illustrate a method of selecting one or more inconsecutive files with touch and scroll motions according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a plurality of music files 211a included in a music file group 211 are popped up on the file list region 210 in the form of a list and that a user selects one or more inconsecutive music files, e.g., a first music file 211c, a third music file 211e, and a fourth music file 211f.
  • the user may touch each of the inconsecutive music files with the right hand while touching a corresponding file group, i.e., the music file group 211, with the left hand as illustrated in FIG. 4B .
  • the user may touch the first music file 211c.
  • the user may select the third and fourth music files 211e and 211f by scrolling them using a scrolling method described above with reference to FIG. 4A . In this way, the user can select the inconsecutive files.
  • the order of the touch and scroll motions is not limited to the present exemplary embodiment. That is, after consecutive files are scrolled and thus selected, the remaining files may be touched and thus selected.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an open file group and a method of closing the open file group according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a user desires to close a music file group 211 which is in the form of a folder, the user selects any one of a list of music files illustrated in FIG. 5 and drags the select music file to the left as in FIGS. 4A and 4B . Then, the music file group 211 is closed, and the motion execution module 102 restores the file list region 210, which was adjusted to become larger than other regions, to its original size.
  • the transmission target region 220 displays a list of transmission targets stored in a predetermined repository. The user selects a transmission target by touching it and moves the selected transmission target.
  • FIGS. 6A through 6C illustrate touch motions in the transmission target region 220 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a predetermined repository stores one or more transmission targets, such as telephone numbers and mail addresses, and that the transmission targets are respectively included in a plurality of corresponding transmission target groups, i.e., a friend group 221 and a company group 222, and displayed in the transmission target region 220 in the form of a folder.
  • a corresponding mobile device is wiredly or wirelessly connected to a transmission target in order to transmit one or more files selected in the file list region 210 to the transmission target.
  • a transmission target 223, i.e., 'Gil-dong Hong,' illustrated in FIG. 6A is an independent transmission target which is included in neither the friend group 221 nor the company group 222.
  • the user drags the friend group 221 to the left.
  • a transmission target e.g., the friend group 221, from the friend group 221, the company group 222, and the transmission target 223 displayed in the transmission target region 220.
  • a direction in which the user drags the friend group 221 is not limited to the present exemplary embodiment. However, a function of each motion may have a consistent direction.
  • the motion perception module 101 perceives a drag motion input by the user, identifies a position of the drag motion, and transmits information regarding an object, which corresponds to the identified position, to the motion execution module 102.
  • the object corresponding to the identified position is the friend group 221
  • the information regarding the object denotes information such as the number of transmission targets included in the friend group 211, telephone number of each transmission target, and e-mail addresses.
  • FIGS. 6B and 6C illustrates a plurality of transmission targets in a transmission target group which are displayed in the form of a list with a drag motion according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the motion execution module 102 may pop up a plurality of transmission targets 221a in a friend group 221 on the transmission target region 220 as illustrated in FIG. 6B .
  • the motion execution module 102 may display the friend group 221, which is in the form of a folder, in the transmission target region 220 of the display module 103 in the form of a list as illustrated in FIG. 6C .
  • the motion execution module 102 adjusts the transmission target region 220 to become larger than other regions so that a user can intuitively perceive that a job is currently being executed in the transmission target region 220.
  • popping up a plurality of transmission targets, which are included in a transmission target group, such as the friend group 221, on the transmission target region 220 in the form of a list or displaying the transmission targets in the transmission target region 220 in the form of a list will be expressed as 'opening a transmission target group.
  • removing a plurality transmission targets included in an 'open transmission target group' from the transmission target region 220 will be expressed as 'closing a transmission target group.
  • the user desires to transmit only one of the transmission targets 221a displayed in the transmission target region 220, the user touches and thus selects a desired transmission target.
  • the user may make touch and scroll motions as illustrated in FIGS. 7A through 7C .
  • an apparatus to which a multi-point touch sensing screen is applied is required. As described above with reference to FIG. 1 , it is assumed that a multi-point touch sensing screen is applied to the apparatus 100 in order to select one or more transmission targets.
  • FIGS. 7A through 7C illustrate a method of selecting one or more transmission targets with touch and scroll motions according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a plurality of transmission targets 221a in a friend group 221 are displayed in the form of a list in the transmission target region 220 as illustrated in FIG. 6C and that a user selects four consecutive transmission targets, e.g., first through fourth friends 221c through 221f.
  • the user touches the first friend 221c, which is an uppermost one of the consecutive transmission targets, with the left hand while touching a position of a corresponding transmission target group, i.e., the friend group 221, with the left hand as described above with reference to FIGS. 4A through 4C . Then, the user scrolls from the first friend 221c to the fourth friend 221f, which is a lowermost one of the consecutive transmission targets, thereby selecting the consecutive transmission targets.
  • the user may touch each of the inconsecutive transmission targets with the left hand while touching a corresponding transmission target group, i.e., the friend group 211, with the right hand as illustrated in FIG. 7B .
  • a corresponding transmission target group i.e., the friend group 211
  • the user may touch the first friend 211c.
  • the user may select the third and fourth friends 211e and 211f by scrolling them using a scrolling method described above with reference to FIG. 7A . In this way, the user can select the inconsecutive transmission targets.
  • the order of the touch and scroll motions is not limited to the present exemplary embodiment. That is, after consecutive transmission targets are scrolled and thus selected, the remaining transmission targets may be touched and thus selected.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates an open file group and a method of closing the open file group according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a user desires to close a friend group 221 which is in the form of a folder, the user selects any one of a list of transmission targets 221a illustrated in FIG. 8 and drags the selected transmission target to the right. Then, the friend group 221, which is in the form of a folder, is closed, and the motion execution module 102 restores the transmission target region 220, which was adjusted to become larger than other regions, to its original size.
  • a file selected in the file list region 210 and a transmission target selected in the transmission target region 220 are moved to the execution region 230, and the selected file is transmitted to the selected transmission target.
  • FIGS. 9A through 9C illustrate a method of dragging a file to the execution region 230 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a user selects a file 211c from a list of files 211a popped up on the file list region 210 by touching the file 211c and drags the selected file 211c to the execution region 230.
  • a transmission group region 231 is generated within the execution region 230. Then, if the user selects another file 211e in the file list region 210 and drags the selected file 211e to the previously generated transmission group region 231 within the execution region 230, the dragged file 211e forms one group region together with the previously generated transmission group region 231.
  • a new transmission group region 232 is generated as illustrated in FIG. 9C .
  • the user desires to move a plurality of files selected in the file list region 210 to the execution region 230 and transmit them, the user simultaneously drags the selected files to the execution region 230. Then, a transmission group region is generated within the execution region 230.
  • the user selects another plurality of files in the file list region 210 and drags them to the previously generated transmission group region within the execution region 230, the dragged files form one group region together with the previously generated transmission group region.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates a method of dragging a transmission target to the execution region 230 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a user may select one or more desired transmission targets in the transmission target region 220 by touching and dragging them.
  • the user selects a second friend 221d in the transmission target region 220 as a transmission target and drags the second friend 221d to the execution region 230.
  • a transmission standby group region 233 is generated within the execution region 230.
  • the user selects another one or more transmission targets in the transmission target region 220 and drags the selected transmission targets to the previously generated transmission standby group region 233 within the execution region 230, the dragged transmission targets form one group region together with a the previously generated transmission standby group region 233.
  • one or more transmission group regions and one or more transmission standby group regions can be generated within the execution region 230, and the user may drag a transmission group region to a transmission standby group region, thereby transmitting a file to a transmission target.
  • FIGS. 11A through 11C illustrate a method of transmitting a file to a transmission target in the execution region 230 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • transmission group regions 231 and 232 and a transmission standby group region 233 exist in the execution region 230 and that a user intends to transmit a fourth music file 211f to a second friend 221d.
  • the user drags the transmission group region 232 for the fourth music file 211f to the transmission standby group region 233 for the second friend 221d in a selection region 230.
  • dragging a desired file to a transmission target is not the only way to transmit the desired file.
  • a transmission target i.e., the transmission standby group region 233
  • the transmission group region 231 may be dragged to the transmission group region 231 for a file that is to be transmitted so that the file can be transmitted to the transmission target 233.
  • the communication module 104 transmits a file dragged by the user to a transmission target through any one of wired and wireless data communication networks connected to the mobile device.
  • the motion execution module 102 displays a screen 240, which shows that the file is being transmitted to the transmission target, using the display module 103, thereby giving a feedback to the user.
  • the screen 240 fed back to the user visually represents a file and a transmission target dragged respectively from the file list region 210 and the transmission target region 220 to the execution region 230 so that the user can intuitively perceive which file is being transmitted to which transmission target.
  • the user may drag desired files and group regions in an external direction of the execution region 230 and thus remove them from the execution region 230.
  • the external direction denotes a direction from the execution region 230 to the file list region 210 in the case of transmission files and transmission group regions and denotes a direction from the execution region 230 to the transmission target region 220 in the case of transmission targets and transmission standby group regions.
  • a drag motion into the execution region 230 denotes preparation for file transmission
  • a drag motion out of the execution region 230 denotes cancellation of file transmission
  • a drag direction for opening a group in the form of a folder and displaying files in the group in the form of a list in the file list region 210 is from the file list region 210 to the execution region 230.
  • a drag direction for placing the files, which are displayed in the form of a list, back in the group in the form of a folder is from the execution region 230 to the file list region 210.
  • a drag direction for opening a group in the form of a folder and displaying transmission targets in the group in the form of a list in the transmission target region 220 is from the transmission target region 220 to the execution region 230.
  • a drag direction for placing the transmission targets, which are displayed in the form of a list, back in the group in the form of a folder is from the execution region 230 to the transmission target region 220.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates a file transmission history region 250 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the motion execution module 102 displays information 251 regarding the transmitted file and the transmission target in the file transmission history region 250 of the display module 103.
  • the file transmission history region 250 displays the information 251 for a predetermined period or period of time. If a user set the file transmission history region 250 to be displayed together with the execution region 230, the information 251 and the execution region 230 may be displayed together. Alternatively, an icon 234 may be formed at a predetermined position so that the file transmission history region 250 can be displayed only when it is required to retrieve a file transmission history. Therefore, if the user touches the icon 234, the file transmission history region 250 may be displayed.
  • the motion execution module 102 reduces the size of the execution region 230 by the size of the file transmission history region 250 displayed on the screen of the mobile device.
  • the present invention is not limited to adjusting the size of each displayed region using the motion execution module 102.
  • FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a file with a touch motion in the file list region 210 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the motion perception module 101 senses the input touch motion (operation S1301) and determines whether the sensed touch motion is to select the file list region 210 (operation S1302).
  • the motion execution module 102 activates the file list region 210 touched by the user and adjusts the file list region 210 to become larger than other regions (operation S1303).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines whether the input touch motion is to select a file group (operation S1304).
  • the motion execution module 102 determines whether the input touch motion is to select a file (operation S1305).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines in operation S1305 that the input touch motion is not to select the file, that is, the input touch motion is to select neither the file group nor the file, the motion perception module 101 determines that the user has touched a blank space and repeats operation S1301.
  • the motion execution module 102 displays a plurality of files in the file group in the form of a list in the file list region 210 of the display module 103, that is, opens the file group (operation S1306).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines in operation S1305 that the input touch motion is to select the file or after operation S1306, the user selects one or more files (operation S1307).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines whether the input touch motion is a drag motion to the execution region 230 (operation S1308).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines in operation S1308 that the input touch motion is not the drag motion to the execution region 230, that is, a drag motion from the file list region 210 to the execution region, the motion execution module 102 restores the file list region 210 to its original size (operation S1309).
  • the motion execution module 102 closes the file group and then adjusts the size of the file list region 210.
  • the motion perception module 101 determines in operation S1308 that the input touch motion is the drag motion to the execution region 230, the motion execution module 102 moves a corresponding file from the file list region 210 to the execution region 230 (operation S1310).
  • the motion execution module 102 activates the execution region 230 to which the file has been dragged by the user and adjusts the execution region 230 to become wider than the file list region 210 (operation S1311).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines whether the input touch motion is a drag motion to an existing file group region (operation S1312).
  • the motion execution module 102 If the motion perception module 101 determines that the input touch motion is not the drag motion to the existing file group region, the motion execution module 102 generates a separate file group region for the dragged file and displays the generated file group region at a predetermined position of the execution region 230 of the display module 103 (operation S1313).
  • the motion execution module 102 includes the dragged file in the existing file group region and displays it accordingly in the execution region 230 of the display module 103 (operation S1314).
  • FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a file with a touch motion in the transmission target region 220 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the motion perception module 101 senses the input touch motion and determines whether the sensed touch motion is to select the transmission target region 220 (operation S1401).
  • the motion execution module 102 activates the transmission target region 220 touched by the user and adjusts the file list region 210 to become wider than other regions (operation S1402).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines whether the input touch motion is to select a transmission target group (operation S1403).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines whether the input touch motion is to select a transmission target (operation S1404).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines in operation S1404 that the input touch motion is not to select the transmission target, that is, the input touch motion in the transmission target region 220 is to select neither the transmission target group nor the transmission target, the motion perception module 101 determines that the user has touched a blank space and repeats operation S1401.
  • the motion execution module 102 displays a plurality of transmission targets in the transmission target group in the form of a list in the transmission target region 220 of the display module 103, that is, opens the transmission target group (operation S1405).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines in operation S1404 that the input touch motion is to select the transmission target or after operation S1405, the user selects one or more transmission targets (operation S1406).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines whether the input touch motion is a drag motion to the execution region 230 (operation S1407).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines that the input touch motion is not the drag motion to the execution region 230, that is, a drag motion from the transmission target region 220 to the execution region 230, the motion execution module 102 restores the transmission target region 220 to its original size (operation S1408).
  • the motion execution module 102 closes the transmission target group and then adjusts the size of the transmission target region 220.
  • the motion perception module 101 determines in operation S1407 that the input touch motion is the drag motion to the execution region 230, the motion execution module 102 moves a corresponding transmission target from the transmission target region 220 to the execution region 230 (operation S1409).
  • the motion execution module 102 activates the execution region 230 to which the transmission target has been dragged by the user and adjusts the execution region 230 to become wider than the transmission target region 220 (operation S1410).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines whether the input touch motion is a drag motion to an existing transmission target group region (operation S1411).
  • the motion execution module 102 If the motion perception module 101 determines that the input touch motion is not the drag motion to the existing transmission target group region, the motion execution module 102 generates a separate transmission target group region for the dragged transmission target and displays the generated transmission target group region at a predetermined position of the execution region 230 of the display module 103 (operation S1412).
  • the motion execution module 102 includes the dragged transmission target in the existing transmission target group region and displays it accordingly in the execution region 230 of the display module 103 (operation S1413).
  • FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a file with a touch motion in the execution region 230 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the motion execution module 102 activates the execution region 230 touched by the user and adjusts the transmission target region 220 to become wider than other regions (operation S1501).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines whether the input touch motion is a drag motion to an existing group region (operation S1502).
  • the motion execution module 102 If the motion perception module 101 determines that the input touch motion is not the drag motion to the existing group region, the motion execution module 102 generates a separate group region for a dragged file or transmission target and displays the generated group region at a predetermined position of the execution region 230 of the display module 103 (operation S1503).
  • the motion execution module 102 includes the dragged file or transmission target in the existing group region and displays it accordingly in the execution region 230 of the display module 103 (operation S1504).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines whether the input touch motion is a drag motion for file transmission (operation S1505).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines that the input touch motion is not the drag motion for file transmission, that is, if any one of the file group and the transmission target group is not dragged to the region of the other group, the motion execution module 102 removes the group from the execution region 230 (operation S1506).
  • the motion perception module 101 determines that the input touch motion is the drag motion for file transmission, that is, if any one of the file group and the transmission target group is dragged to the region of the other group, the communication module 104 transmits the file to the transmission target, and an icon indicating the existence of a file transmission history is displayed at a predetermined position of the execution region 230 (operation S1507).
  • operation S1507 if the user desires to retrieve the file transmission history and thus touches the icon displayed in operation S1507 (operation S1508), the motion execution module 102 displays the file transmission history including a file transmission time, the name of the transmitted file, and the transmission target in the file transmission history region 250 of the display module 103 (operation S1509).
  • a screen configuration and manipulation method for file transmission provide at least one of the following advantages.
  • one or more files can be easily and conveniently transmitted to one or more transmission targets.
  • exemplary embodiments of the present invention can also be implemented by executing computer readable code/instructions in/on a medium/media, e.g., a computer readable medium/media.
  • the medium/media can correspond to any medium/media permitting the storing and/or transmission of the computer readable code/instructions.
  • the medium/media may also include, alone or in combination with the computer readable code/instructions, data files, data structures, and the like. Examples of code/instructions include both machine code, such as produced by a compiler, and files containing higher level code that may be executed by a computing device and the like using an interpreter.
  • code/instructions may include functional programs and code segments.
  • the computer readable code/instructions can be recorded/transferred in/on a medium/media in a variety of ways, with examples of the medium/media including magnetic storage media (e.g., floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes, etc.), optical media (e.g., CD-ROMs, DVDs, etc.), magneto-optical media (e.g., floptical disks), hardware storage devices (e.g., read only memory media, random access memory media, flash memories, etc.) and storage/transmission media such as carrier waves transmitting signals, which may include computer readable code/instructions, data files, data structures, etc. Examples of storage/transmission media may include wired and/or wireless transmission media.
  • magnetic storage media e.g., floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes, etc.
  • optical media e.g., CD-ROMs, DVDs, etc.
  • magneto-optical media e.g., floptical disks
  • hardware storage devices
  • storage/transmission media may include optical wires/lines, waveguides, and metallic wires/lines, etc. including a carrier wave transmitting signals specifying instructions, data structures, data files, etc.
  • the medium/media may also be a distributed network, so that the computer readable code/instructions are stored/transferred and executed in a distributed fashion.
  • the medium/media may also be the Internet.
  • the computer readable code/instructions may be executed by one or more processors.
  • the computer readable code/instructions may also be executed and/or embodied in at least one application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA).
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • one or more software modules or one or more hardware modules may be configured in order to perform the operations of the above-described exemplary embodiments.
  • module denotes, but is not limited to, a software component, a hardware component, a plurality of software components, a plurality of hardware components, a combination of a software component and a hardware component, a combination of a plurality of software components and a hardware component, a combination of a software component and a plurality of hardware components, or a combination of a plurality of software components and a plurality of hardware components, which performs certain tasks.
  • a module may advantageously be configured to reside on the addressable storage medium/media and configured to execute on one or more processors.
  • a module may include, by way of example, components, such as software components, application specific software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, processes, functions, operations, execution threads, attributes, procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.
  • components such as software components, application specific software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, processes, functions, operations, execution threads, attributes, procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables.
  • the functionality provided for in the components or modules may be combined into fewer components or modules or may be further separated into additional components or modules.
  • the components or modules can operate at least one processor (e.g. central processing unit (CPU)) provided in a device.
  • processor e.g. central processing unit (CPU)
  • examples of a hardware components include an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and
  • the computer readable code/instructions and computer readable medium/media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those skilled in the art of computer hardware and/or computer software.
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